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There's some very nice stuff on there. The idea that they were not skilled artists just doesn't hold up, does it? Beautiful. Thank you!
M. Demetrius Abicio
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The plaster mask looks amazingly like Charles Laughton playing Nero in "Sign of the Cross." I wonder if DeMille's makeup people might have seen this? They built Laughton a fake "Roman" nose. The Fayum funerary portraits have long been known for their extreme realism. The artists were probably Greek.
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Fabulous images - thank you for the link.
Moi Watson
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I had read before about how the Romans & Greeks painted their sculptures and they had artists who were completely dedicated to the art of painting statues and making them look as lifelike and realistic as possible. I've seen some Fresco's depicting settings with busts in the background and they are coloured in but it doesn't give you an exact sense of how it would have looked in person. I think that lime plastered painted face is finally a glimpse into what I would expect their colored statues would look like. I think it looks amazing and to know it is from that actual era, to know it was seen by Romans and depicts a person who lived in the Empire to me makes it all the more special and fascinating to look at. That is of course if it is 100% authentic. Hopefully somebody on here will know the backstory if there is one.
Dennis Flynn
